Bangalore Solid Waste Management Cess

Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) charges Solid Waste Management cess along with BBMP property tax, starting from 2011-12. Property owners would get a form, along with the self-assessment property tax forms at BBMP revenue offices for Solid Waste Management Cess. The solid waste management cess has to be paid within 60 days from the commencement of each financial year. For those who cannot pay the whole cess amount can pay in two installments as in the case of Property Tax.

What is Solid Waste Management Cess

A Solid Waste Management Cess is a tax levied by the government or the Bangalore civic body for solid waste management in the city as well as for their scientific disposal.According to BBMP sources, the Palike is spending Rs 200 crore annually for solid waste management in the city, and every year the figures are increasing with the rise in population. To manage the financial implications of the same, BBMP will charge Solid Waste Management Cess along with BBMP property tax for property owners in Bangalore. Solid Waste Management Cess will be collected based on the rates fixed by the BBMP. Solid Waste Management Cess is applicable for all buildings based on Plinth Area. Building outer wall to outer wall measurement is called Plinth area, and it is the total built-up area of the building. However, there is no Solid Waste Management Cess for Vacant lands in Bangalore.

Solid Waste Management Cess for Apartments

Property owners of Bangalore need to fill in the form and mention the dimensions of the building on which cess will be levied. The form is free of cost and can be collected along with the property tax form. The rates will depend on the dimensions of the house/site for which property tax is paid. On refusal to pay solid waste management cess or garbage cess, the Palike might refuse to collect the property tax for the current year.

The cess amount can be pay in two installments or as a whole, as in the case of Property Tax. Garbage cess will be collected based on the rates fixed by the BBMP. Following are the rates for Solid Waste Management Cess for residential buildings.

• Area up to 1000 sq. ft. : Rs 10 per month
• 1001 sq. ft. to 3000 sq. ft.: Rs 30 per month
• Above 3000 sq. ft.: Rs 50 per month

The first installment of the solid waste management cess has to be paid by May 30th and the second on or before November 29th, failing which BBMP officials will issue notices. The officials will assess the property of the defaulters who will then have to pay the cess with penalty. Those property owners who pay property tax and Solid Waste Management Cess for the whole year by April 30th will be eligible for Tax rebate of 5 per cent.

Tax Calendar

• April 30, 2015: Last date to pay property tax 2015-16 & Solid Waste Management Cess whole year for eligibility of Tax rebate 5 per cent.

• May 30, 2015: Deadline to pay first half-year property tax 2015-16 & Solid Waste Management Cess without penalty

• Nov 29, 2015: Deadline for second installment property tax 2015-16 & Solid Waste Management Cess without penalty